Posts Tagged ‘Flora’
Flora by DK
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: Flora by DK Kew, the Royal Botanic Gardens also contributed to Flora. This book was published in 2018, and the subtitle is Inside the Secret World of Plants. Well, let me tell you that when I got my copy of this book, I was so pleasantly surprised. This…
Read MoreNovember 1, 2021 Lee Smith, James Sherard, Charles Eliot, Dyed Flowers, Mary Rose O’Reilley, Flora by DK, and Stephen Crane
Today in botanical history, we celebrate a wealthy gardener and apothecary whose garden became his legacy, a pioneering landscape architect who left his mark on the world in his all-too-short life, and the fun that can be had dying flowers – a hobby that’s been around for quite a longe time. We’ll hear an excerpt…
Read MoreHonoring Flora – the Goddess of Flowers and Spring – in Lore and History
“Today, carpology studies fruits and seeds, and carp is the fruiting body of a fungus. The Latin term Carpe diem or Seize the day could also be considered Make the day fruitful.” On this day, April 27, the Romans honored Flora – the goddess of flowers and spring. Today, the word flora is a…
Read MoreApril 27, 2021 Groundcover Options, Thomas Church, Tulip Clusiana, The First Fine Spring Days, Lawn Gone! by Pam Penick, and Flora the Goddess of Spring
Today we celebrate a 20th-Century Landscape Architect who focused on his client’s desires and needs. This effort to personalize his work made him incredibly successful. We’ll also learn about a species Tulip praised for its hardiness and peppermint candy appearance. We’ll hear some thoughts about the first fine spring days. We Grow That Garden Library™…
Read MoreFebruary 25, 2021 This Year’s Garden Trends, Katherine Sophia Kane, Josif Pančić, The February Birds at Jean Hersey’s Feeder, Everlastings by Bex Partridge, and an Edna Walling Theater Production
Today we celebrate a young botanist that wrote the first flora of Ireland at the age of 22. We’ll also learn about the Father of Serbian botany. We hear words about the birds of winter – creatures that entertain us at our bird feeders and fly freely over our winter gardens. We Grow That Garden…
Read MoreCelebrating J. R. R. Tolkien and The Flora of Middle Earth
“The father-and-son author team of Walter Judd and Graham Judd point out that when Tolkien created Middle-Earth, he was incredibly detailed about plant life…” January 3, 1892 On this day, the English writer and philologist J. R. R. Tolkien was born. Gardeners will enjoy a book by Walter S. Judd and Graham A. Judd,…
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